Writing Archive
Explore a curated collection of my writing, including psychotherapy insights, short stories, letters, and poetry, all compiled for easy access and reflection.
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these skeins
woven before you or i were even born we were drinking mead & country wines by the beaker full needing to piss went out to find stars & solace under a gibbous moon splashing…
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Co-Dependencies
The definition of co-dependency is more of an understanding of a concept. As a result of its complexities, a simple definition is not suitable. However, when one can understand the many concepts, then a…
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fiend
the worst part isn’t being the fiend as at the time you loved the being & doing of all of that nor is it being an ex-fiend the worst part is you’ve put the…
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two chairs
gestalt two chairs you do the work focussing on your issues the things that come up tears arrive for people those who you held down for so long some come as a surprise what…
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beyond
she was beautiful that bit was beyond saying if beauty isn’t everything could see clear she was not a contributor & i was struggling get beyond the bills she left me slow clearing out…
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skirmishes
these soft creatures slipping through my fingers my life & days small battles skirmishes felt like war & death every time younger then could pick myself up start over begin the fight out of…
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Attempting Control without Taking Any Responsibility
After reading you are assumed fully responsible for yourself and actions. I call this ‘Attempting Control without Taking Any Responsibility’ for that is what the behaviour feels like to me as a recipient of…
